Carlsbad, CA, United States
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Maker: Elk Gakki coModel: Big Muff SustainarDescription:A 1970's Elk Big Muff Sustainar in good working condition. Previous owner(s) added a 9v DC Power inlet on the side of the enclosure. This pedal has a positive ground setup with PNP transistors. The DC power inlet will take a standard center negative 9v power supply, however it must be an isolated supply and cannot be daisy chained with other negative ground pedals. Besides the 9v DC jack the pedal is all original and sounds killer. Does not include a box, pedal only. Here is some history from the kitrae Big Muff page -Among the many Japanese Big Muff clones, one of the first on the market was the Super Fuzz Sustainar, a nearly exact clone of a 1972 era Big Muff made by the Hoshino Gakki company (early units possibly made by Miyuki Ind. Co.) sometime around 1973. It was housed in an identical enclosure to the V1 Big Muff with very similar graphics. These were sold throughout the 1970s, and not long after its introduction, Gakki shamelessly changed the name from Super Fuzz to Big Muff. The pedals marked Electro Sound are the earliest, and those marked Elk Incorporated or Elk/Gakki are the later made production.The circuit is identical to a PNP triangle circuit from 1972, almost identical to the PNP circuit shown above. The only change made was the high pass cap in the tone section at C9. Typically .004µF, it was changed to 330pF in the Sustainar. This had the effect of retaining treble when the tone pot was turned to the bass side, making the bass range more useful. When fully in the bass position the overall volume level is significantly higher than other tone settings as well.
Price$1,199
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